WEAVE :: Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment

Motivated by the vision of a world where women and their children are free to excercise their human rights, WEAVE is committed to teaching women to become socially, economically and politically empowered.

WEAVE (Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment) was founded in 1990, with the intent to empower indigenous women and support their needs and basic human rights. The organization has evolved over the years, especially in the context of the influx of refugees from Burma.

In 1994, WEAVE developed a partnership with refugee women's organizations. This lead to changes in our mission to reflect the organizations new thrust and direction

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Exciting things are happening in the research section of WEAVE this year!  WEAVE has recently ventured into research that supports the development of WEAVE’s programs and projects and on relevant issues related to the women and the children in the Thai-Burma border.  The new and expanded Publication section of WEAVE is now called Research, Publication, and Documentation (RPD).  RPD is currently conducting a pioneering research, sponsored by the Amy Mahan Research Fellowship, that looks into the roles of Internet/Internet centers and mobile phones in empowering women migrants and refugees politically, economically, socially, and culturally.  The research focuses on

Last July 25, close to 700 Karen people from at least four villages in the Myawaddy township of Karen state fled to Phop Phra town in Tak province, Thailand.  The Karen Information Centre (KIC) reported that there has been sporadic bombing since July 10 and several Karen civilians have already been severely affected.  They have now fled because of fear of increased clashes between the Burmese army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA).  It is widely known that talks between the two groups over the military regime's border guard force plan (BGF) were unsuccessful.  The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) reported that most of the villagers who fled were women and children and Thai authorities have not allowed them free access to Thailand since severe fighting has not yet taken place.  Since it is the rainy season, it will be very difficult for these displaced persons who are now without food, clean drinking water and protective covering, according to a social worker who works on the border.  They urgently need our assistance.  We appeal to your generosity to join us in providing help to the Karen refugees.

To read more about the news, visit: "http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19060" http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19060

WEAVE is fundraising support for the new arrivals of Karen in Tak province.  For your donations, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For the month of June, the Early Childhood, Care, and Development (ECCD) Project participated in and conducted a training series that covered various topics.  Firstly, as part of the staff development, they attended a training session that was conducted by the Montessori School that provided information on classroom techniques.  These techniques included the use of sensorial materials, mathematics materials, and language and cultural materials.  Secondly, as part of WEAVE’s regular training series, they co-facilitated a five-day training organized by the Child Development Center (CDC) in Mae Sot.  Most of the training participants were nursery school teachers from migrant schools.   The training topics included using indigenous and local materials to make children’s toys, classroom management, children management, child behavior, and child psychology, to mention a few.  Furthermore, another round of refresher training was conducted for the nursery school personnel which included teachers, teacher trainers, and capacity building trainers in Karenni Site 2 on child development.